Bayeux Tapestry

ET HIC TRANSIERVNT FLVMEN COSNONIS

ET VENERVNT AD DOL ET CONAN FVGA VERTIT

REDNES

HIC MILITES VVILLELMI DVCIS PVGNANT CONTRA DINANTES

ET CVNAN CLAVES PORREXIT

HIC VVILLELM DEDIT HAROLDO ARMA

HIC VVILLELM[VS] VENIT BAGIAS

VBI HAROLD SACRAMENTVM FECIT VVILLELMO DVCI

HIC HAROLD DVX REVERSVS EST AD ANGLICAM TERRAM

ET VENIT AD EDVVARDV[M] REGEM

HIC PORTATVR CORPVS EADVVARDI REGIS AD ECCLESIAM S[AN]C[T]I PETRI AP[OSTO]LI

HIC EADVVARDVS REX IN LECTO ALLOQVIT[VR] FIDELES

HIC DEDERVNT HAROLDO CORONA[M] REGIS

HIC RESIDET HAROLD REX ANGLORVM

ISTI MIRANT STELLA[M]

HAROLD

HIC NAVIS ANGLICA VENIT IN TERRAM VVILLELMI DVCIS

HIC VVILLELM[VS] DVX IVSSIT NAVES [A]EDIFICARE

HIC TRAHVNT NAVES AD MARE

HIC HAROLD DVX TRAHEBAT EOS DE ARENA

REDNES

ET HIC DEFVNCTVS EST

STIGANT ARCHIEP[ISCOPV]S

17 and here they crossed the Couesnon River Here Duke Harold dragged them from the sand

18 and they came to Dol and Conan turned in flight

Rennes

19 Here the knights of Duke William fight against the men of

19a Dinan

20 and Conan passed out the keys

21 Here William gave arms to Harold

22 Here William came to Bayeux

23 Where Harold made an oath to Duke William

24 Here Duke Harold returned to English land

25 and he came to King Edward

26 Here the body of King Edward is carried to the Church of Saint Peter the Apostle

27 Here King Edward in bed speaks to his faithful followers 28 and here he died

29 Here they gave the king's crown to Harold

30 Here sits Harold King of the English 31 Archbishop Stigand

32 These people marvel at the star

33 Harold

34 Here an English ship came to the land of Duke William

35 Here Duke William ordered ships to be built

36 Here they drag the ships to the sea

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